Gilded Age (1 janv. 1867 – 1 janv. 1896)

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Era of rapid economic growth, especially in the Northern and Western United States.

American industrial capitalism came into its own


Gilded Age Republicans favored high tariffs, low government spending, paying off national debt, and reducing the amount of paper money (“green backs”) in circulation

Gilded Age Democrats opposed tariffs and were often linked to New York bankers and financiers

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